Microsoft has just released cumulative updates for both SQL Server 2008 R2 branches - RTM and Service Pack 1. SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update #4http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633146/Build number is 10.50.2796Contains 53 fixes (as of February 6, 2012)SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update ...

Today Microsoft has released Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008 R2. Cumulative Update #10 for SQL Server 2008 R2 RTMBuild number: 10.50.1807KB article: KB #2591746 13 fixesCumulative Update #3 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1Build number: 10.50.2789KB article: KB #259174822 fixesPlease note: these updates are for SQL Server 2008 R2 only ...

Last night Microsoft released a new cumulative update package (CU #9) for SQL Server 2008 R2. The build # is 10.50.1804 and it contains 26 fixes - some of which, like the new CU for SP1 (CU #2), address access violation and wrong-results bugs. You can download the update here:KB #2567713 : Cumulative update package 9 for SQL Server 2008 R2 And ...

Last night Microsoft has released Cumulative Update #2 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. The build # is 10.50.2772 and it contains 14 fixes, a few of which are wrong-results bugs or cases of access violations. You can download the update here:KB #2567714 : Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 It was also ...

For those of you that held out on installing SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 because it was missing the fixes from RTM's Cumulative Updates 7 & 8, your wait is over - CU1 is here and it contains these fixes. I didn't verify this for every fix individually, but this is supposed to be the goal, so I'm going to take a leap of faith here. You ...

Today the SQL Server Release Services team has published Cumulative Update #8 for SQL Server 2008 R2.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2534352The build number is 10.50.1797, there are 14 fixes showing on the KB article, and this update includes the security update from last week's Patch Tuesday. Important No, this patch is not for SQL Server 2008, ...

Last week, Microsoft released a series of patches for all supported versions of SQL Server (from SQL Server 2005 SP3 all the way to SQL Server 2008 R2). The reason for the patch against SQL Server installations is largely a client-side issue with the XML viewer application, and for SQL Server specifically, the exploit is limited to potential ...

It's patch Tuesday! [UPDATE June 19 : Please see my follow-up post about this security update.]  Today Microsoft released a security bulletin covering several issues that could potentially affect SQL Server; these exploits include remote code execution, denial of service, information disclosure and elevation of privilege. You should test ...

Many of you are probably asking, ''Where is Service Pack 1 already?'' Patience, friends. It will come in due time. In the meantime, you can see if any of the fixes in CU7 for RTM are applicable to symptoms you are experiencing (there are 33 fixes in total, so look carefully):KB #2507770 : Cumulative Update #7 for SQL Server 2008 R2 The build ...

After releasing SQL Server 2005 SP4 on Friday (you can read more about it here), the release services team did not hang up their hats for the Christmas holiday, but continued working on other releases. KB #2438344 : Cumulative update package 13 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3This brings your SQL Server 2005 SP3 build number to 9.00.4315 KB ...